Oracle Database Administrator (DBA)

Enterprise Horizon Consulting Group; Washington (District of Columbia); Remote; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental & vision

Life Insurance

SIMPLE IRA with Company Match

Federal Holidays

Vacation & Sick Leave

Job summary

Enterprise Horizon Consulting Group is seeking a Mid-Level Oracle Database Administrator (DBA II) to provide hands-on administration and operational support for enterprise Oracle database environments. This role is 100% remote, working hours are based on Eastern Time.

The DBA will work with senior database administrators and technical teams to maintain database availability, performance, security, backup/recovery, and operational reliability.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of database administration experience.
• Hands-on Oracle database administration experience.
• Experience with Oracle Database, RMAN, Grid, PL/SQL, backup/recovery, patching, performance tuning, monitoring, HA/DR, security, and scripting/automation.
• Demonstrated troubleshooting and analytical skills.
• Ability to work independently as well as on technical teams.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Administer Oracle databases in production environments.
• Configure and maintain Oracle database environments.
• Perform backup, recovery, and restoration activities.
• Support RMAN backup and recovery operations.
• Support Grid and HA/DR environments.
• Plan and execute maintenance and patching activities.
• Monitor availability, performance, and health.
• Troubleshoot incidents and identify root causes.
• Tune performance using metrics.
• Test failover and disaster recovery procedures.
• Develop scripts to automate routine tasks.
• Support security, encryption, auditing, and access controls.
• Respond to ServiceNow incidents and RFCs.
• Assist with development and integration activities.
• Collaborate with senior DBAs and cross-functional teams.
• Maintain technical documentation and weekly reports.
• Participate in planned after-hours maintenance as needed.

Skills

Database administration

Troubleshooting

Communication skills

Independent / collaborative work

Tools

Oracle Database

Oracle RMAN

Oracle Grid

PL/SQL

Backup and recovery

Scripting/automation

Job description

• Federal government IT experience

Enterprise Horizon Consulting Group is seeking a Mid-Level Oracle Database Administrator (DBA II) to provide hands‑on administration and operational support for enterprise Oracle database environments. This role is 100% remote, working hours are based on Eastern Time. The DBA will work with senior database administrators and technical teams to maintain database availability, performance, security, backup/recovery, and operational reliability. This role is contingent upon contract award.

Key Responsibilities

• Administer and support Oracle databases in production enterprise environments
• Provision, configure, and maintain Oracle database environments
• Execute database backup, recovery, and restoration activities
• Support Oracle RMAN backup and recovery operations
• Support Oracle Grid and HA/DR environments
• Plan and execute database maintenance and patching activities
• Monitor database availability, capacity, performance, and system health
• Troubleshoot database incidents and identify root causes
• Perform database and SQL performance tuning using system metrics
• Implement and test database failover and disaster recovery procedures
• Develop scripts and automation to improve routine DBA activities
• Support database security, encryption, auditing, and access controls
• Respond to ServiceNow incidents, requests, and Requests for Change (RFCs)
• Support SQL/Oracle database development and application integration activities
• Work collaboratively with senior DBAs, infrastructure teams, application teams, and customer personnel
• Maintain technical documentation and contribute to weekly activity reports
• Participate in planned after-hours database maintenance activities as required

Requirements

Required Qualifications

• 4+ years of database administration experience
• Hands‑on Oracle database administration experience
• Experience in several of the following:
• Oracle Database
• Oracle RMAN
• Oracle Grid
• PL/SQL
• Backup and recovery
• Database patching
• Performance tuning
• Monitoring and alerting
• HA/DR
• Database security
• Scripting/automation
• Demonstrated troubleshooting and analytical skills
• Ability to work independently as well as collaboratively on technical teams
• Strong verbal and written communication skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Oracle professional certification
• Federal government IT experience
• OCI/cloud database experience
• ServiceNow experience
• SolarWinds and/or Idera experience
• Exposure to SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MySQL, MariaDB, and MS Access

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, & Vision
• Life Insurance, Short-term Disability, Long-term Disability
• SIMPLE IRA with Company Match
• Federal Holidays
• Vacation & Sick Leave

Enterprise Horizon Consulting Group is an equal opportunity employer. Enterprise Horizon Consulting Group does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, age (40 and over), physical or mental disability, or protected veteran status, or any other protected status in accordance with all applicable federal, state and local laws.